I kind of alternate between conducting and playing and kind of juggling those things, but I don't use a baton.

I do basically what a conductor does with a baton, except I also play along with the orchestra. So I have to juggle the roles of playing the concertmaster; sometimes I drop the violin and wave my arms.

I like trying things, I am kind of adventurous and I like thrill seeking.

It's been very exciting for me to start directing and conducting, exploring the symphonic repertoire, which I've always loved.

The symphonies are the things that, as a soloist, I've not gotten to play. I used to travel the world playing concertos, and then I would sit and listen to the symphony.

The beauty of a Stradivarius is that you can play in Carnegie Hall without any amplification, and it has this - the sound has, inside it, has something that projects, and it has multifaceted sound, something that kind of gets lost when you use amplification anyway.